The Maison de la Mutualité (often shortened to la Mutualité) is a

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at 24 Rue Saint-Victor,

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, France. The closest métro station is Maubert-Mutualité. It is the headquarters of the federation of nonprofit mutual insurers of the Île-de-France '' région'', which rents its halls and rooms to outside users. The conference center has an attached restaurant. ''La Mutualité'' hosts a variety of events, from the yearly meeting of the shareholders of small companies to important meetings of national political parties. Because of the latter, it often appears in the news. The theatre of the Maison de la Mutualité was used as a classical recordings venue, particularly for many records by the

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after the Second World War, but also in more recent years, for instance by Deutsche Grammophon for Messiaen's

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and by Philips for ''

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'' conducted Semyon Bychkov. French

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singer-songwriters

Léo Ferré Léo Ferré (24 August 1916 – 14 July 1993) was a French-born Monégasque poet and composer, and a dynamic and controversial live performer, whose career in France dominated the years after the Second World War until his death. He released s ...

(see live album ''Léo Ferré Mai 68'') and

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sang here. Congolese band Zaïko Langa Langa headlined many concerts in the hall between 1989 and 1991. In 1950 the Association Internationale de la Mutualité was established during a conference in the Maison de la Mutualité.Simon, Michel (2000). " D’hier à aujourd’hui " , AIM 1950-2000. Liber Memorialis. Bruxelles: AIM

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maison De La Mutualite Buildings and structures in Paris Convention centers in France Buildings and structures in the 5th arrondissement of Paris Art Deco architecture in France